Newb problem with HP printing

[Helge Blischke]

Joseph wrote:
> 
> Hi, I got my HP Color LaserJet 2550 Installed and working fine... for a few days.  Then yesterday it stopped working- the jobs would just sit and "process" forever.  I turned on debug and watched the logs, here is what they say.  The last line has the (I assume) problem, which (I assume) was introduced by the renderer 2 lines above that.  I'm including the rest just in case it matters (?).  Help or pointers would be greatly appreciated!! :
> 
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] start_process("/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops", 0xbfffb1c0, 0xbfffa530, 7, 9, 6)
> I [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 2112) for job 20.
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] StartJob: filter = "/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip"
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] StartJob: filterfds[1] = [ 7 10 ]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] start_process("/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip", 0xbfffb1c0, 0xbfffa530, 8, 10, 6)
> I [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 2113) for job 20.
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] StartJob: backend = "/usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel"
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] StartJob: filterfds[0] = [ -1 8 ]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] start_process("/usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel", 0xbfffb1c0, 0xbfffa530, 7, 8, 6)
> I [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 2114) for job 20.
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Page = 612x792; 0,0 to 612,792
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] slowcollate=0, slowduplex=0, sloworder=0
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BoundingBox: (atend)
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Creator: OpenOffice.org 1.1.2
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%For: jwecker
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%CreationDate: Fri Dec 31 16:13:52 2004
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Title: todo.sxc
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%LanguageLevel: 3
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%DocumentData: Clean7Bit
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Pages: (atend)
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%PageOrder: Ascend
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndComments
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginProlog
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginResource: procset PSPrint-Prolog 1.0 0
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndResource
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndProlog
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginResource: font ArialMTHGSet2
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Creator: SunTypeTools-TT 1.0 gelf
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] foomatic-rip version $Revision: 3.43.2.6 $ running...
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Parsing PPD file ...
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 foomatic-rip"
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option ColorSpace
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option PageSize
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option PageRegion
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option ImageableArea
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option PaperDimension
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option InputSlot
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option Duplex
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option Resolution
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option PreFilter
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Added option Font
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Parameter Summary
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] -----------------
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Spooler: cups
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Printer: LaserJet
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] PPD file: /etc/cups/ppd/LaserJet.ppd
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Printer model: HP Color LaserJet 2550 Foomatic/Postscript (recommended)
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Job title: todo.sxc
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] File(s) to be printed:
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] <STDIN>
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] ================================================
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] File: <STDIN>
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] ================================================
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Reading PostScript input ...
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] --> This document is DSC-conforming!
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Document created with OpenOffice.org 1.1.x
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] -----------
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginProlog
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%EndProlog
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] -----------
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Inserting PostScript code for CUPS' page accounting
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *PageRegion Letter
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: PageRegion=Letter --> Option will be set by PostScript interpreter
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *PreFilter No
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: PreFilter=No --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PreFilter=No
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: PreFilter=No --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *Resolution default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: Resolution=default --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Resolution=default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: Resolution=default --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *InputSlot Default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: InputSlot=Default --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: InputSlot=Default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: InputSlot=Default --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *Duplex Notcapable
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: Duplex=Notcapable --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Duplex=Notcapable
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: Duplex=Notcapable --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndResource
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%DocumentSuppliedResources: font ArialMTHGSet2
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Page: 1 1
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Page: 1 1
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] pw = 612.0, pl = 792.0
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] PageLeft = 0.0, PageRight = 612.0
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] PageTop = 792.0, PageBottom = 0.0
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] PageWidth = 612.0, PageLength = 792.0
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%PageBoundingBox: 0 0 595 842
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginPageSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginFeature: *PageSize A4
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndFeature
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%BeginFeature: *InputSlot Default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: InputSlot=Default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndFeature
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%EndPageSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%EndSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] -----------
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] New page:  1 1
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Inserting option code into "PageSetup" section.
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginPageSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *PageSize A4
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: PageSize=A4 --> Option will be set by PostScript interpreter
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%BeginFeature: *InputSlot Default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: InputSlot=Default --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: InputSlot=Default
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Option: InputSlot=Default --> Setting option
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found: %%EndPageSetup
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] End of page header
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%PageTrailer
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] 0 %%Page: 2 2
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Stopping search for page header options
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Found:
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] [33 23 12 12 23 10 10 12 12 23 23 12 10 23 13 23 14 36 23 12 10 23 23 12 21 23 23
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] --> Output goes directly to the renderer now.
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] Starting renderer
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] renderer PID kid4=2116
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] renderer command: level=0; printf "%!\n%%%% %%%%\n<</ManualFeed false>>setpagedevice\n"; if [ $level -gt 0 ]; then if [ $level -lt 99 ]; then level=" -dLanguageLevel=$level"; else level=""; fi; gs -q -dPARANOIDSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pswrite$level -sOutputFile=- -; else cat; fi
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] JCL: <job data>
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20]
> D [31/Dec/2004:16:43:56 -0700] [Job 20] sh: line 1: printf: `!': invalid format character

Look into the PPD for your printer and change 
		printf "%!\n%%%%
to
		printf "%%!\n%%%%
Restart CUPS and then try again.

Helge

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Helge Blischke
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